Card-case.



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CARD CASE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, I911.

LMMMH Patented June 22, 1915.

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PATENT EMIL SMYKAL, OF BLDOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 WOODSOHATELLIER, OF

' NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF'NEW YORK.

CARD-CASE.

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Application filed August 18, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMIL SMYKAL, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Bloomfield, Essex county, NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvebents in Card-Cases,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to card cases and more particularly to cases forvisiting cards, business cards and the like, but the invention is notlimited to a case for this purpose.

The object of the invention is to provide a card case with a cardejecting mechanism, preferably operated by the cover of the case,whereby when the cover is opened a card is ejected so as to project ashort distance beyond the edge of the case and thus may be readilyremoved. By this invention the cards are handled in a cleanly andconvenient'manner and the person presenting the card may operate thedevice with one hand only. Another advantage is that only one card isejected at the time and the other cards by not being handled or fingeredre main clean and without injured corners or other defacement.

To this end the invention is embodied in a card case as hereinafter setforth, while reference is had to the accompanying drawing illustratingthe invention.

Tn the said drawing, Figure l is an enlarged side elevation of a cardcase embodying the invention with a portion of the case removed; Fig. 2is a similar view showing the case open and a card projecting from thesame; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the card supporting andejecting means.

In the drawing the reference numeral 4: represents a card case of anysuitable material, such as gold for instance and which is provided withthe cover 5 hinged to the casing by a well known form of spring hinge at6.

7 is a catch which engages the cover to lock the same. By pressinginwardly slightly as at 8 the cover is released and springs open.

All of the above is of the usual construction and operates in a wellknown manner.

Within the case there is provided means for supporting a pack of cardsin a certain given position and which consists of two brackets 9, 9 nearthe bottom.

10 is a flat spring suitably secured as at 11 Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 22, 1915. Serial No. 644,786.

and the ently.

An ejector 12 is at its lower edge provided with a narrow ledge orhoulder 13 which pro ects just enough to engage the edge of but a singlecard at a time. The'ejector is T-shaped as seen in Fig. 3 and isprovided with two guide lugs 1 1, 14: which fits between the sides ofthe casing as is clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The cover 5 is providedwith a lug 15 at each side and pivomd to the latter at 16, and to thetwo guide lugs at 17 is a link 18, one on each side.

In Fig. 1 it will be seen that the cards 19 rest evenly on the brackets9, 9 at the bottom and that they are kept pressed against the ejector 12by the spring 10. The cards are thus held in frictional contact witheach other and with the ejector. The shoulder 13 of the latter engagesunder the edge of the card 20 as shown.

When it is desired to remove a card the case may be extended to therecipient and at the same time by a pressure at 8 on the casing, thecatch is moved inwardly and the cover springs open. The upward movementof the cover pulls up the ejector through the instrumentality of thelinks 18 and as seen in Fig. 2 the card 20 is forced upward and projectssufficiently above the case to be removed with ease by the person forwhom the card is intended. The other cards meanwhile remain in theirposition due to the pressure of the spring. When the cover is closed theejector is forced down and the shoulder 13 snaps under the nearest card,after which the operation may be repeated. The hinge 6 is of course sodesigned that the cover will open up only a given distance such asillustrated in Fig.2 and as is well known. All the cards may be removedin this manner, the spring 10 being strong enough to force even the lastcard toward the ejector.

Various changes may, of course, be made within the principle of theinvention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a card case having a hinged cover, of lugscarried by said cover and an ejector freely suspended from said lugswithin the case, said ejector comprising a frame member adapted toembrace cards to be inserted within the case but open at one end and anejecting member disposed purpose of which will appear presbelow saidframe member having means for engaging the edge of but a single card ata time. 7

2. The combination with a case for cards having a hinged cover, of a lugcarried by said cover and an ejector suspended from said lug Within thecase, said ejector comprising a frame member having portions extendingsubstantially parallel to three sides of the case and an ejecting memberdisposed below said frame member and having a pro j ection of a lengthsubstantially equal to the predetermined thickness of one of the cards.

3. The combination with a case for cards having a hinged cover, of a lugcarried by said cover and an ejector freely suspended from said lugWithin the case, said ejector comprising a frame member having portionsextending substantially parallel to three sides of the case but havingan open upper end and an ejector member disposed below said frame memberhaving a projecting portion adapted to engage but a single card at onetime.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

EMIL SMYKAL.

lVitnesses CHAS. N. ConYELLn, K. G. Ln ARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0.

